tag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:/rssTV Fanatic2016-12-09T17:08:44-05:00tag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668452016-12-09T17:08:44-05:002016-12-09T18:29:59-05:00Joseph Mascolo Dies; Days of Our Lives Star Was 87<p>
Joseph Mascolo lost his battle with Alzheimer's Disease Wednesday at the age of 87.</p>
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Mascolo was best known for his long and passionate role as villain Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives.</p>
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Mascolo began playing DiMera on Days in 1982 and terrorized the citizens of Salem on and off for the next 34 years. </p>
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Although Mascolo took time away from Days for arcs on shows like Bold and the Beautiful from 2001-2006, for example, it was always to Days of Our Lives that he returned and with Stefano that he was the most associated.</p>
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The character was one of the most prolific and long-lasting villains of all time, never losing his evil touch.</p>
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But Mascolo had a career long before soaps, and it's fun to catch him elsewhere, such as on an episode of Hart to Hart which airs in repeats frequently on Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries.</p>
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Mascolo also had a significant role in Jaws 2 as, you guessed it, one of the bad guys who didn't want the latest celebration shut down despite a shark in the water.</p>
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“Joseph was a big ‘ol bear with a puppy dog heart,” said Patricia Schultz-Mascolo, Joseph’s wife of 11 years, in a statement.</p>
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“I’m so blessed to have had these many years with him. I will miss him every day.”</p>
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“It is with great sorrow that we are sharing the news of the passing of our dear friend and beloved member of the Days of our Lives family, Joseph Mascolo,” said producer Ken Corday, son of Days co-creator Ted Corday.</p>
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“The smile on Joe’s face is something we’d all come to find comfort in, and he will be sorely missed."</p>
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"His larger than life presence, kind heart, and unwavering positivity has impacted us all for decades, and will live on in the memories of his many fans."</p>
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"Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this difficult time.”</p>
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Mascolo is survived by his wife Patricia, two children, a sister and five grandchildren, among many other loved ones he cherished.</p>
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Carissa Pavlicatag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668442016-12-09T14:47:11-05:002016-12-09T14:47:11-05:00TV Ratings Report: Football Carries a Slow Night<p>
HO HO HO! Toss me that football, yo!</p>
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With a night mostly filled with specials, comedy, and hour-long dramas that the traditional viewing public has never tuned into, football was all anybody cared about.</p>
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And that, still, wasn't anything to crow about.</p>
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NBC managed to lose an entire ratings point from the previous week for NFL Thursday Night Football and still win the week with a hefty 3.7 for the evening and about 12 million viewers throughout.</p>
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ABC took a chance on repeats of Toy Story that Time Forgot, which remained forgotten with a 0.8 and Shrek the Halls, which did a tick better with 0.9.</p>
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At 9, the Great American Baking Show, featuring some really ugly flat, misshapen fruity bread drew 0.9.</p>
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At 10 Notorious hauled in 0.5, down 0.4 from last week for it's finale, even though a lead had been kidnapped.</p>
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CBS lead the night with a repeat of The Big Bang Theory at 1.7, a full 1.4 below last week's outing, which allowed the Great Indoors to grow 0.2 to 1.5.</p>
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Mom was up 0.1 to 1.4 and Life in Pieces was steady at 1.2.</p>
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At the 10 O'clock hour, Pure Genius was up 0.2 to 1.0, closing off a night of upswings for originals at CBS.</p>
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The CW saw DC's Legends of Tomorrow lose 0.5 from the crossover excitement to land at 0.7 for a better episode and midseason finale.</p>
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Supernatural held steady at 0.6 as Lucifer took office as POTUS. Only on TV, folks. ahem.</p>
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FOX had a showcase for Empire fans with Taraji's White-Hot Holidays, which was down 0.6 from last year's airing featuring Taraji and Terrence, at 0.9.</p>
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It was the season finale for Pitch and fans sent it away on a higher note, as it ticked up 0.1 to 0.8 for the finale.</p>
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Carissa Pavlicatag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668032016-12-09T05:59:43-05:002016-12-09T15:35:48-05:00Watch DC's Legends of Tomorrow Online: Season 2 Episode 8<p>
What made the team go to 1927 Chicago?</p>
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That was addressed on <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow/episodes/season-2/the-chicago-way/">DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 8</a> when they bumped into Eobard Thawne, Damien Dahrk and Malcolm Merlyn.</p>
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Meanwhile, on this hit CW series, Jax encouraged a reluctant Stein to share his secret with the other legends, but did he follow through with the plan?</p>
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Also, Sara was put in a tough spot when someone close to her was kidnapped. </p>
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Use the video above to <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow/full-episodes/">watch DC's Legends of Tomorrow online</a> to get caught up on the latest drama. </p>
Paul Daillytag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668042016-12-09T05:59:26-05:002016-12-09T16:44:09-05:00Watch Pitch Online: Season 1 Episode 10<p>
Did Amelia get the money back?</p>
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That was addressed on <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/pitch/episodes/season-1/dont-say-it/">Pitch Season 1 Episode 10</a> when she confronted Will about the missing money from the restaurant fund.</p>
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Meanwhile, on this addictive Fox drama, Ross warned the Padres that Ginny was closing in on her pitch limit, but management was reluctant to bring her season to a close.</p>
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Was there a way around the legality to allow her to play for longer?</p>
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Use the video above to <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/pitch/full-episodes/">watch Pitch online</a> to get caught up on all the latest drama for Ginny and her friends.</p>
Paul Daillytag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668052016-12-09T05:59:16-05:002016-12-09T21:19:03-05:00Watch Supernatural Online: Season 12 Episode 8<p>
Did Lucifer's trip to the White House help his cause?</p>
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That was addressed on <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/supernatural/episodes/season-12/lotus/">Supernatural Season 12 Episode 8</a> when his search for power and influence led to him showing up at the White House. </p>
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Did the President really make a deal with the devil?</p>
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Meanwhile on this addictive drama series, Sam, Dean, Rowena, Crowley and Castiel joined forces to end Lucifer's reign of terror, but did they succeed?</p>
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Use the video above to <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/supernatural/full-episodes/">watch Supernatural online</a> to get caught up on the latest drama for the characters to get caught up.</p>
Paul Daillytag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668412016-12-09T01:01:27-05:002016-12-09T21:19:03-05:00Supernatural Season 12 Episode 8 Review: LOTUS<p>
Lucifer became the president of the United States.</p>
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It sounds ridiculous, but that’s where <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/supernatural/episodes/season-12/lotus/">Supernatural Season 12 Episode 8</a> decided to take the Lucifer-with-no-plan storyline.</p>
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And then it took a turn, knocked Lucifer out of the No. 1 problem spot for the Winchesters, and revealed that he’s got an unholy kid on the way.</p>
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Bet we’ll see that birth on the <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/supernatural/episodes/season-12/">Supernatural Season 12</a> finale…</p>
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On the one hand, I’m glad that Sam was able to expel Lucifer from the president’s body with help from his special egg (a weapon that came just in the nick of time, too!) and send him back to hell.</p>
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The effects for that scene were pretty neat, and having Sam, Lucifer's true vessel, be the one to do it felt fitting.</p>
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Though, can’t Lucifer just turn around and get out of hell? What did that actually do to him?</p>
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I’m sure he’ll be back, but I’m glad we seem to be getting a bit of a break from Lucifer.</p>
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It’s disappointing that a character that was so memorable as a chilling and fantastic villain more recently has spent his time doing trivial things and shouting whiny rants. He just doesn’t feel like the same character anymore.</p>
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Though, I will admit, that Lucifer as the archbishop walking around while the crosses flipped upside down was creepy.</p>
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And even watching Sam and Dean discover what Lucifer had done before leaving the archbishop’s body felt more in line with a Lucifer from the past.</p>
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But then it was off to the president, and I just found myself not caring.</p>
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You’d think that Satan taking over one of the most powerful people in the world would have more of an edge, more scary stakes at the possibilities of what he could do with that position.</p>
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Instead, we got some jokes about nukes and Lucifer spending his time having pillow talk with one of the president’s employees.</p>
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I am curious as to where the story is going to go involving Lucifer’s spawn, but it’s surprising that he hadn’t thought of a plan like that before. I guess he was too busy not having a plan…</p>
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There was a bit of a cool twist in having Mr. Ketch show up to help Sam and Dean out with the grenade launcher. And I did laugh at Dean’s mention of the grenade launcher.</p>
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They do have some pretty cool toys, don’t they?</p>
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I wasn’t won over by the new character completely, but him working with the Winchesters feels like a good change of pace. Though, where was he when Sam and Dean were getting arrested?</p>
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Anyone wondering if the Secret Service arresting Sam and Dean is really part of some British Men of Letters ploy?</p>
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Yet, it was the ending of the episode that was the most confounding.</p>
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Why did Sam and Dean not go with Castiel and Kelly at the end? And why did Castiel not use his powers on the Secret Service like he had before?</p>
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It felt so random that Sam and Dean would actually wind up arrested rather than fleeing with Castiel.</p>
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And then there was the fact that not only did Kelly manage to get the slip on Castiel, she decided she wanted to keep the baby, and she called Castiel to even let him know. What?</p>
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She knows it’s Lucifer’s baby, right? And how did Castiel manage to let that happen other than the fact there needed to be a cliffhanger because it was the midseason finale?</p>
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I wanted to like this episode and hoped it would be a major upswing from <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/2016/12/supernatural-season-12-episode-7-review-rock-never-dies/">Supernatural Season 12 Episode 7</a>.</p>
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But it just felt lackluster for most of it and spent far too much time with Lucifer doing not much as the president.</p>
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There certainly could be some interesting story to come from Lucifer’s baby, but the contrived ending left me scratching my head rather than exuberantly looking forward to what’s next.</p>
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Maybe it needs another viewing, but “LOTUS” just wasn’t the impressive and exciting 2016 send-off I was hoping for.</p>
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<em><strong>What did you think of the episode? What do you think of Lucifer as the president? Will Lucifer’s baby be born or will Sam and Dean stop it? Sound off below, and be sure to <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/supernatural/full-episodes/">watch Supernatural online </a>at TV Fanatic!</strong></em></p>
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Sean McKennatag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668392016-12-08T22:51:49-05:002016-12-09T15:35:48-05:00DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 8 Review: The Chicago Way<p>
And then there were three.</p>
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There are three members to the Legion of Doom as of the end of <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow/episodes/season-2/the-chicago-way/">DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 8</a>, and a surprising character return. Sort of.</p>
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Essentially, we were given some Christmas gifts, but were they as impressive as they could have been?</p>
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The best thing about the hour was the way Ray and Nate continued to bond.</p>
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One moment they were scrapping like two ten-year-old boys and the next they were giggling together while making fun of "mom" aka Sara. </p>
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Their sibling rivalry easily delivered the best <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/shows/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow/">Legends of Tomorrow quotes</a> throughout the hour, as well. </p>
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<p>Nate: That's Eliot Ness.<br>Ray: Pfft. Doesn't look like Kevin Costner.</p>
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And in case you didn't think someone in the writers' room was fascinated with that movie, it was brought up not once, not twice, but at least three more times throughout the episode.</p>
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<p>Nate: What just happened?<br>Ray: Well, it's the strangest thing. Two cops just escorted Eliot Ness to the Bureau.<br>Nate: They're not escorting him to the Bureau! They're gonna throw him in the river!<br>Ray: What?<br>Nate: Ray, 1920 Chicago PD was the most corrupt police force in history. Almost all of them were on Capone's payroll. Did you or did you not see The Untouchables?</p>
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That made the show a lot of fun. </p>
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Interestingly, I don't think we really found out why the Legion chose 1927 to create an aberration to lure the Legends into the evil plot.</p>
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It was arbitrary, but maybe because if three bad guys are going to team up for the first time, what better place than where gangsters ruled?</p>
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Plus, everyone looks so darn amazing in those clothes. </p>
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Mick and Amaya had some more time to bond, and she's still coming around to the fact he's a good guy. She even stole something for him to make him happy and see what it felt like to be a little like him.</p>
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After all, he's the one who had to save the day in the end. </p>
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<p>Amaya: Aren't you forgetting something? Nate and Ray?<br>Mick: Those idiots have done nothing but get in the way.<br>Ray: Uh, guys? We're standing right here.</p>
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Ray and Nate were too busy bickering to be as effective as they should have been, and Stein shouldn't have been in the field at all. </p>
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Stein's attention was entirely devoted to the memories of his daughter that were flooding his mind. And that's fine. But the real issue was what would happen if anyone found out. He was concerned someone would make him erase her.</p>
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Well, letting the floodgates open so memories pour down upon you hardly seemed like the right approach. Just in case someone wanted to force him to make things right, he needed to get things out there.</p>
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<p> Hey Malcolm, I'll take a nightmare that's real over a dream that's a lie.</p>
<small>Sarah</small>
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But it was Sara's actions and what she learned from him that led him to reveal the secret. Of course, Sara was angry, since he was the biggest opponent to her killing Darhk and saving Laurel.</p>
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Ironic as he was being held and interrogated by Darhk. Whether or not he killed Laurel, for what reason would they want to keep Damien Darhk alive in any timeline?</p>
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Isn't that a what would you do if you met Hitler kind of thing? He's just a bad dude. Kill him wherever he stands. Same goes for Malcolm and Eobard.</p>
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Gosh. What I wouldn't give for Eobard to be witty and fun like he was during the first season of <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/the-flash/">The Flash</a>. He was a character we loved to hate and hated to love when he was wearing Harrison Wells' skin. Without that skin, he lost all sense of humor.</p>
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Now that we know he's still carrying that gizmo in his pocket, should we believe Malcolm wanted to screw with Oliver before he signed his Legion contract? Maybe the Laurel Lance Oliver saw in the lair on <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/2016/12/arrow-season-5-episode-9-review-what-we-leave-behind/">Arrow Season 5 Episode 9</a> was Eobard in her skin.</p>
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That would mean he would have had to suck her skin imprint from somewhere, but with all the timelines, earths and whatnot, that seems quite an easy task.</p>
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Now we know what they're up to with the amulet. It helps locate the Spear of Destiny. And what can they do with that? Oh, only rewrite reality itself.</p>
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Oddly enough, they need Rip Hunter to do that. And Rip? He's apparently in the '70s, without his accent, directing a movie about himself as a time master. </p>
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What in the crazy hell is that all about? He must be suffering quite a bit of amnesia from being sucked out of the Waverider, and like any sane person, thinks what he <em>does </em>remember is simply good fiction.</p>
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While we're talking about insanity. Let's get back to my boyfriend, Mick. First of all, for shame, Nate. For shame.</p>
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<p>Gideon: Special Agent Ness has suffered severe hypoxia. It will take some time to reverse his brain damage.<br>Nate: You can reverse brain damage? Why haven't you helped Rory out? [chuckles]<br>Gideon: Who says I haven't?</p>
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Since he thought he was so darn smart, I'd like to point out, again, who saved the day in the end and who had to point out to the bickering schoolboys they're supposed to be partners who have each other's backs.</p>
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<p>Amaya: Aren't you forgetting something? Nate and Ray?<br>Mick: Those idiots have done nothing but get in the way.<br>Ray: Uh, guys? We're standing right here.</p>
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Yes, those two idiots.</p>
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What was up with the visions of Snart? Is he having them because he's feeling guilty about being a good guy? Are we finally seeing what's been holding him back?</p>
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Since Amaya has come on board, we've certainly come to know Mick a little better. We know he struggles with his reality, including the knowledge people like Nate thinks about him as a dummy.</p>
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We know he gives them exactly what they expect, but that he's light years beyond what they give him credit for understanding, so he doesn't do it.</p>
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They Mick like a pet, and he acts like one. Amaya expects more from him, and he meets those expectations. He's battling something internal, and since it's bringing up the spirit of Snart and what sacrificing yourself for your friends gets you, Mick seems on the edge of a breakthrough.</p>
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What do you think? Is Mick about to break out of character and grow a bit? Is Rip suffering an incredible bout of amnesia? What did you think of the Legion of Doom? Do you think they'll be more impressive if they remain in their 1927 garb?</p>
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Hit the comments and tell me what you hope will come our way in January. Feel free to <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow/full-episodes/">watch DC's Legends of Tomorrow online</a> to keep yourselves entertained in the meantime!</p>
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Carissa Pavlicatag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668402016-12-08T22:47:06-05:002016-12-09T16:44:09-05:00Pitch Season 1 Episode 10 Review: Don't Say It<p>
The kids don't like it when mom and dad fight, and my God they weren't the only ones fighting.</p>
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The Padres and the Pitch characters are all like family, and like family, they know how to get down and dirty with one another. </p>
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On <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/pitch/episodes/season-1/dont-say-it/">Pitch Season 1 Epi</a><a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/pitch/episodes/season-1/dont-say-it/">sode 10</a> we saw husband against wife, "brother" against "brother," agent against client, sister against brother, and, well you name it.</p>
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There were also reunions, make-ups, awkwardness, proposals of the wanderlust variety, and so much angst and feelings, it hardly seemed like it was packed into one hour.</p>
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God bless Bawson and their awkward, avoidant little hearts. Unlike most of our <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/2016/12/pitch-round-table-record-scratchdid-that-just-happen/">Pitch Roundtable</a>, I don't have an issue with the potential pairing and I don't think it's forced or abrupt either.</p>
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I blame Michael Lawson and that intense gaze of his. I'm not typically a person who jumps on the shipping train, but it was hard to ignore that it has been simmering for some time.</p>
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They have a great chemistry with one another, and it just so happens that their chemistry works in any and every relationship form, be it best friends, mentor/mentee, or that couple with sexual tension who dance around each other for seasons.</p>
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<p>Mike: About last night, we don't need to-<br>Ginny: No, no definitely not.<br>Mike: So..<br>Ginny: Yeah, good. </p>
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It's not a new format, obviously, but it's not your standard, status quo relationship either when you really think about it.</p>
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A potential romantic pairing involving a couple of different races, vastly different ages, in different points of their lives (one rising as the other is coming down) somehow still inextricably linked and meeting in the middle?</p>
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Not something I've seen a great deal of or at all. It's unique, as are they, and not as reductive or cliché as it may initially appear.</p>
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I also love the idea of the first woman in major league baseball still being valued as a romantic/sexual being, when they could attempt to downplay or erase it to fit a "pro-feminism" narrative, that in actuality would be anything but and just as harmful as the alternative.</p>
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I don't typically advocate for romance, because it's something I can take or leave when I'm watching something. However, I do know that it isn't something that diminishes a character.</p>
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The only real problem is when it's used to define a character. Ginny is such a complex, amazingly written character that romance, regardless of who it's with should never be stripped from her because she's already proven she's not just that.</p>
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In fact, robbing her of it or waving it off, would fit into some misconception about a woman in sports having to forego femininity to be "one of the guys."</p>
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That's why little things like having Ginny wear pink dresses, or gossiping about love lives with Evelyn is so well-crafted and well done. All season it's been about proving that she isn't just some "robot in cleats.'</p>
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Which is why the idea of Bawson didn't faze me, and the reality of Noah was so satisfying to watch.</p>
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I love Noah to pieces. He's quite the smooth talker but he's so genuine and real, and he's really good for Ginny.</p>
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The Bawson tension becoming awkwardness when reality hit them wasn't surprising. They're the slow-burn, I suppose. Neither was their retreating to other relationships.</p>
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<p> There had to be one voice, my voice. So I did the thing that scared me the most.</p>
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I just really loved Ginny's so much better. Noah is another person, much like Cara, who could provide Ginny with experiences and support that she was deprived of for years and needs.</p>
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They were so adorable on their date, but when he was so honest and insightful as he talked about the path he took to becoming the billionaire nerd he is now, I fell for the guy myself. It resonated with Ginny because it was the exact sort of message she needed to hear.</p>
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<p>Ginny: Even...even if I wanted to go somewhere with you on your plane-<br>Noah: Or boat, I also have a boat, that has to be said.<br>Ginny: I wouldn't even know where to begin, I've hardly been anywhere.<br>Noah: Then let's go everywhere.<br></p>
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And his proposition to take her wherever she wanted on vacation could have easily been obnoxious and flashy, but the delivery was so earnest and sweet. Especially when paired with the knowledge that Ginny hasn't traveled much or had fun. It was such a fantastic moment.</p>
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On the flip side, Mike reuniting with Rachel just didn't feel right at all. I like Rachel a tad bit more than when she was first introduced, and I do respect their genuine friendship, but the yo-yo-ing seems unfair to both of them.</p>
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I was more invested in his most important relationship on the show. His friendship with Blip.</p>
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<p>Mike: I'm the Captain here, Blip. I'm doing my job. <br>Blip: You gave that job up when you gave up on this team. Are we just going to keep pretending like that didn't happen?</p>
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Watching those two go at it physically hurt, because their friendship has been one of many highlights of the season.</p>
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Blip felt hurt, betrayed, and abandoned and Mike's inability to really acknowledge just how hurtful he was made things between them extremely tense.</p>
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Mo McRae has been the dark horse of this season. It's so easy to get wrapped up in Kylie Bunbury and Mark-Paul Gosselaar's incredible performances every week, or Mark Consuelos, Dan Lauria, or your pick.</p>
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But Mo has been a quiet force. He's serious and thoughtful when necessary. But also humorous, with great comedic timing and delivery when it calls for it, and he's a side-eye king.</p>
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He's a scene stealer, and he was amazing this episode, between his tension with his bro, Mike, or the tension with Evelyn.</p>
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And boy did that hurt too. They're the epitome of #RelationshipGoals. I knew that the restaurant idea renewed some long abandoned fire in Evelyn and she would want to stick with it, Will or no Will.</p>
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<p> I think I'm done. Having kids.</p>
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I understand both sides of this. Evelyn gave up her education and potential career to be a wife and mother, and dealt with others judging her or dismissing her as a result.</p>
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Blip sometimes does it without thinking. The comment he made about her having a daughter to go to the spa with made me cringe.With the twins in school Evelyn could pursue other things that can fulfill her in different ways, but if she has another baby she'd have to out all that on hold again.</p>
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Blip just wants things to stop changing. The poor guy is a creature of habit, and change scares the crap out of him.</p>
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The Will storyline has been irksome, but I'm relieved to see that Ginny does know her brother and what he's capable of. She set him straight. It unfortunately led to a blowout with Amelia, but honestly, it was a long time coming. It got really ugly.</p>
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I've commented on Amelia being understandably protective of Ginny but having boundary issues. A lot of their issues (and my issues with her, though I love her) would be resolved if she communicated better with Ginny and didn't treat her like a kid.</p>
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Ginny has repeatedly told her about this, and Amelia is too focused on thinking she always knows best.</p>
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Amelia loves Ginny and it's obvious that Ginny means more to her than just a client, but she has to be more honest, respectful, and upfront with her.</p>
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She was so on point about Will, and she couldn't let it go. I didn't always care for her approach but I understood it. But things will always get messy when you're interfering with someone else's family affairs.</p>
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<p> One day you're going to regret this. One day you're going to be at your lowest point and you're going to need someone. And it's not going to be your dead father. It's not going to be your conman brother. It's going to be me, and I'm not going to be there for you.</p>
<small>Amelia</small>
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I didn't care for her comments she made to Ginny, not that she wasn't allowed to feel attacked, because given how close she is to Ginny it would be a slap in the face to be reduced to her job.</p>
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I hated it, because again, a lot of it could be avoided if Amelia communicated better.</p>
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It has to feel stifling knowing that everyone expects so much of you, and everyone has so much say in every aspect of your life, but it really had to be frustrating when someone who means well continuously leaves you out of the loop or meddles in every aspect of your life and doesn't tell you about it.</p>
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Blip and Mike, Blip and Evelyn, Ginny and Amelia, they all know how to go for the jugular don't they? You only hurt the people you love.</p>
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<p> Hey, we gotta shut her down Al. </p>
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Of course the action (and some of the humor and angst) came from Oscar wanting to call the season for Ginny. For once, I agreed with him.</p>
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Plus Ross had the numbers to back it, and numbers don't lie! It was great to see Josh Peck again, I wouldn't hate it if he became a more permanent fixture.</p>
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Ginny may have made a point about the difference in ligaments for women and men, but I would presume she has to throw harder and exert more than her male counterparts so she would burn out faster.</p>
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Al and Buck were not trying to pull Ginny early. They have become her biggest advocates and it warms the cockles of my wee heart. In hindsight, they really should have listened to Ross the intern. </p>
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Hell, they should have listened to Oscar and Blip too. It was painful watching Ginny lying there on that mound, because her arm gave out on her as suspected while she was pitching a no hitter. </p>
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And right after that great speech that can be found <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/i-dont-need-a-speech-from-you-today-i-dont-need-a-speech-from-yo/">here</a>. I loved how the finale ended with her giving Mike a talking to on the mound versus how it begin with him giving her one. It was very fitting and a nod at just how far she's come in just a few months.</p>
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It was more soul-crushing to watch Amelia, ever the woman of her word, board that plane after she saw the footage.</p>
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And now, Ginny has pushed away her close ones, shut down, and her career is hanging precariously in the balance because she was too bull-headed to listen to others. </p>
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I loved that the entire scene played out with what has become the signature Pitch tune, "Have No Fear" by Black Violin, playing in the background. Such a great sendoff for our fearless protagonist.</p>
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<a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/pitch/episodes/season-1/">Pitch Season 1</a> has been such an amazing experience. There is not much that I didn't positively love. The quality, writing, and content have exceeded my expectations. And the cast is one of the best on television.</p>
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My only hope is that the journey continues (knock wood) and that we get much more of these rich characters.</p>
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Including the other Padres. I don't know about you, but one of the highlights of the series is watching the team, be in Stubbs, Salvamini, Duarte, and dear, sweet Omar come to love and rally behind Ginny as one of their own. I'd love to know more about those characters too.</p>
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<em>So what did you think of the season finale? Did anything about the finale surprise you? Are you upset that Amelia left? Are you happy that they put the Bawson romance on hold? What do you hope to see next season? </em></p>
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<em>Hit up the comments below! It's been a great experience watching Pitch, and if you want to relive every amazing moment of this show you can <a href="https://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/pitch/full-episodes/">watch Pitch online</a> right here at TV Fanatic. </em></p>
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Jasmine Blutag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668382016-12-08T16:14:23-05:002016-12-08T16:14:23-05:00NBC Midseason Schedule: Comedies Galore, Chicago Justice & More!<p>
Four comedies and three dramas have been added to NBC's midseason schedule beginning February 2, 2017 that haven't previously been scheduled.</p>
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These are in addition to the earlier entries Emerald City and Taken, which I've added below.</p>
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Unfortunately, we still have no word on Midnight, Texas or Marlon, but we're keeping our fingers crossed!</p>
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The DC Comics comedy Poweless will be the first to air, moving into The Good Place's slot when the latter finishes up the season.</p>
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It's getting a warm and toasty spot on the roster, airing after Superstore, which is a very stable lead in.</p>
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Trial &amp; Error is getting the biggest push, taking over the slot left open by This Is Us (SOB) after its freshman run, initially airing after a 90 minute Voice episode and then airing back to back episodes in its time slot premiere.</p>
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Great News, from the minds of some 30 Rock vets, will join Trial &amp; Error on April 25.</p>
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The Blacklist: Redemption will air for eight weeks while The Blacklist is on hiatus. The premiere will be on Thursday February 23.</p>
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Sundays get an overhaul with the return of Little Big Shots, the premiere of Chicago Justice and the Jennifer Lopez Drama Shades of Blue in a new slot beginning March 5.</p>
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<strong>Friday, Jan. 6</strong></p>
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8 p.m. — Grimm<br>
9 p.m. — Emerald City</p>
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<strong>Thursday, Feb. 2</strong></p>
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8:30 p.m. — Powerless</p>
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<strong>Thursday, Feb. 23</strong></p>
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10 p.m. — The Blacklist: Redemption</p>
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<strong>Monday, Feb. 27</strong></p>
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10 p.m. — Taken</p>
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<strong>Sunday, Mar. 5</strong></p>
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8 p.m. — Little Big Shots<br>
9 p.m. — Chicago Justice<br>
10 p.m. — Shades of Blue</p>
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<strong>Tuesday, Mar. 7</strong></p>
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9:30 p.m. — Trial &amp; Error</p>
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<strong>Tuesday, Mar. 14</strong></p>
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9 p.m. — Trial &amp; Error (time slot premiere)</p>
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<strong>Tuesday, April 25</strong></p>
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9 p.m. – Great News</p>
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Carissa Pavlicatag:www.tvfanatic.com,2005:Post/668372016-12-08T15:23:24-05:002016-12-08T21:48:21-05:00TV Ratings Report: Arrow Plunges<p>
Well, Peter Pan now has something to sing about. It's no longer the lowest rated live Broadway musical aired on television.</p>
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<strong>NBC</strong> still ruled the night with its production of Hairspray Live! which averaged a 2.3 overall across the three hours.</p>
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Even better for the network, the over 2+ ratings were across all demos until the ten o'clock hour, when the 18-34 crowd dipped just below.</p>
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The eight o'clock hour of Hairspray Live! Was the only time slot that had over 10 million viewers anywhere across the dial Wednesday night.</p>
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<strong>FOX</strong> had a struggle on its hands. Lethal Weapon fell 0.2 to 1.4 and Empire lost 0.4 for 2.5, both new series lows.</p>
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<strong>ABC</strong> scripted fare all dropped. The Goldbergs was down 0.2 to 1.5, Speechless was down 0.2 to 1.3, a Modern Family rerun got 1.1 and black-ish was down 0.5 to 1.2. Designated Survivor dropped 0.1 to a 1.1. </p>
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<strong>CBS</strong> saw Survivor fall 0.2 to 1.7, while Criminal Minds was flat at a 1.3. Code Black, though, bucked the trend and rose 0.1 to 1.1.</p>
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<strong>The CW</strong> without a crossover is in freefall. The Arrow midseason finale, featuring a minor character death and teasing a major character return, lost about half of its crossover audience and was down 0.6 to 0.7. Frequency was down 0.1 to 0.2.</p>
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